Seefin Passage Tomb
Seefin Passage Tomb | |
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Native name Irish: Tuama Pasáiste Shuí Finn | |
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Type | Passage grave |
Location | Scurlocksleap, Blessington, County Wicklow, Ireland |
Coordinates | 53°11′11″N 6°23′41″W / 53.186267°N 6.394809°WCoordinates: 53°11′11″N 6°23′41″W / 53.186267°N 6.394809°W |
Area | Wicklow Mountains |
Elevation | 621 m (2,037 ft) |
Height | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
Built | c. 3300 BC |
National Monument of Ireland | |
Official name | Seefin tomb |
Reference no. | 317 |
![]() ![]() Location of Seefin Passage Tomb in Ireland |
Seefin Passage Tomb is a passage grave and National Monument located atop Seefin Hill, County Wicklow, Ireland.[1]
Location[]
Seefin Passage Tomb is located atop Seefin in the Wicklow Mountains, just south of Kilbride Army Camp. Nearby Seefingan and Seahan mountains also have cairns atop them.[2]
History[]
The tomb was built circa 3,300 BC. It was excavated by R. A. Stewart Macalister in 1931, but no artefacts or human remains were found, suggesting that no-one was ever buried there, or that the remains were later removed.[3]
Description[]
The tomb is a stone cairn, 24 m (79 ft) in diameter and 3 m (9.8 ft) high. There are large kerb stones around the base of the tomb and the tomb has a passageway 7 m (23 ft) long which opens into a chamber with five compartments. There are some carved decorations in lozenge shape, carved lines and quartz.[3][4]
Photo gallery[]
Carved cross inside Seefin tomb
Entrance doorway
View from chamber looking outward
References[]
Media related to Seefin Passage Tomb at Wikimedia Commons
- ^ "Time Travel Ireland: Seefin Passage Tomb, County Wicklow".
- ^ Jackman, Neil (20 July 2013). "Hidden Ireland: The mystery of the 5,000-year-old empty tomb on top of a Wicklow mountain". The Journal. Ireland. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Seefin Passage Tomb, Sunday 21st April 2013".
- ^ "County Wicklow - selected monuments".
- National Monuments in County Wicklow
- Archaeological sites in County Wicklow